no, you will have to update the kernel,, not a big deal, there is a page on
the mandrake site that details exactly how to do it, and it works because I
did it not too long ago myself...
you want to upgrade to 2.2.19 anyway, for security reasons.
I once worked for Umax, its great that they are supported.
regards
Frank
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Derek Rayne
Sent: Friday, 18 May 2001 10:33 AM
To: Linux Newbie
Subject: [newbie] USB Scanner
Hi there,
I went recently onto the website called www.linux-usb.org in which it
tells the devices that are currently supported by Linux that happen to
have USB ports.
To my delight, my scanner was listed (UMAX Astra 1220U), however it
said that I needed kernel version 2.2.19 to operate it. It said I
didn't need any drivers for it.
I purchased LM 7.2 from the store and it has on there (according to my
information) 2.2.17-21mdk version of the kernel. Would that work or do
I have to get 2.2.19 or higher to operate it? If I have to get the
other version of the kernel and I complile it, do I lose everything
that I had here before? I don't want to lose my settings for the
soundcard, video and everything else. Also, if I do have to get the
new version of the kernel and it won't effect the outcome of my system,
can you please tell me how to compile it?
Thank-you very much!
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